‘A play that strikes me as one of the finest Bennett has ever written, packed with superb one-liners. A play of depth as well as dazzle, intensely moving as well as thought-provoking and funny.‘ Daily Telegraph
An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university. A maverick [...]
2012
Freewheeler’s Film Night
Wed 8 Feb at 7.30 pm
Items include: the comedy series ‘Shady Oaks’, an autobiographical documentary from Peter Messer, ‘Recorded Messages of Love and Hate’. There will be Q and A after each film.
Tickets: £10, carers free, disabled half price
The History Boys by Alan Bennett. Directed by Nathan Farrell
Tues 6-Sat [...]
The auditions for Rent will be held over 2 weekends – 4/5 and 11/12 February – at the theatre between 10am & 7pm.
All enquiries to rent2012@hotmail.co.uk
Production dates are 22 -25 Aug and 29 Aug – 1 Sept.
All is not well in Nottingham!
The wicked Sheriff is growing rich on the many taxes that he is forcing the poor townsfolk to pay and he is just about to become even richer. Pip and Penny, recently orphaned and heirs to vast fortunes have been entrusted into his care and he is hatching a horrible [...]
It is always wonderful to get home after a holiday however great the trip. One feels the need to be British again! To come home, slightly jet lagged as I did to a triple bill of Coward at the wonderful Nomads theatre was particularly sweet. His writing sparkles with wit and humour and some very [...]
Three short comic plays for the price of one ticket!
A top notch cast perform a wonderful trio of classic Coward comedies which encompass vaudeville, social satire, physical humour and pastiche.
Here is wit, music and fun.‘
Tonight at 8.30 is a cycle of ten one act plays which were originally played over three evenings. Not all of [...]
Directed by Stephen Whittock and running from Tuesday 22 to Saturday 26 November.
The villagers in Chipping Cleghorn, including Jane Marple, are agog with curiosity over an advertisement in the local paper:
A murder is announced and will take place on October 13th, at Little Paddocks at 6.30pm. Friends accept this, the only intimation.
A childish practical joke? [...]
Laughter does something special to people and we laughed a LOT through the Friday evening performance of Cranford. Mrs Gaskell has a brilliant way of making us look at ourselves and for our rejection of people for ”bad• manners. In the case of Mr Holbrook, having eaten peas from a knife was never again acceptable [...]
( First Night)
It was a wobbly start, giving credence to the final theatrical rush conveyed by the script.
A beautifully sung solo by the Wardrobe Lady (Tracey Gillard) and the choral piece filled the stage with promise of liveliness and energy that became a feature of the show as it progressed.
Opening night is always [...]
Studio Secrets
by Rachel Barnett
This year Play in a Week has been written by Rachel Barnett, she is taking us into the world of film, A romp through 100 years of the history of film, shed a tear with a silent film star, gasp at the drama of a Western high noon, sing along to a [...]
